Table pad



Nov. 15, 1932. KAHN 1,888,104

TABLE PAD Filed Aug. '7, 1951 i INVENTOR BYlouis I. Kafin ATTORNEYSPatented Na. 15, 1932 LnwIs I. m nis, or FBROOKLYN; imwtxonx i IIranLnrAn ab i atidn ni d-aa d i 7, 1931. Serial No. 555,827;

This invention relates totable pads and has for. an object to provide animprovedconstruction wherein the pad is formed'witha plurality ofsections and each section'folded in order that the pad may bereadilystored when not in use.

Another object of the invention is to provide a table pad formed ofpaper, asbestosor A other material with suitable coverings, the m bodyof the pad being divided preferably centrally with offset portionsoverlapping and coacting with disengageable fastening means,

thus permitting the pad to be readilyhandled and yet held together whenin use.

An additional object, more specifically, is to provide a table paddivided in two or more sections with the adjacent parts of the sectionsoverlapping and with disengageable fas- V tening members arranged sothat one fastengo ing member is stationary and the other slidable, thuspermitting a slight expansion or contraction of the respective parts. 7I

' In the accompanying drawinga Figure 1 is a top plan view of a completepad disclosing an embodiment of the invention, the portion of the ,padbeing broken away for illustrating one of the. fastener structures.

Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view through Figure 1 on line 22.

igure 3 is an enlarged, fragmentary sectional view through F igure 1 online 3-3.

Figure 4 IS a fragmentary sectional vlew H through one edge of one ofthe sections shown 5 in Figure 1.

igure 5 is a perspective viewv showing one of the sections foldedposition.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of a modified fastener plate. I Figure 7is a sectional view through a modified form of stud and fastener plate.

Figure 8 is a sectional view through a modified form of socket andfastener plate. Figure 9 is an inverted perspective view of another formof fastening plate.

Referring. to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates a. bodydivided into illustrated in Figure 1 in a p sections 2 and 3, saidsections'being connected disengageable fastening 'memtogether by formedas shown in Figure 4; From thi's'fig shown in Figure 8.

I ers 4.- and 5. It be noted that each sec tion is; divided along'the'respective lines 6 and 7 so that the parts maybe folded as shown: in"Figure 5 In forming'the sections 2' and 3, the adjacent-or abuttingedges are 5 ure,:it will "be seen that the body'8of the pad" s cut awayto form a-notch 9.- The cover ing felt 10 extends over-the extension 11and is tucked in between'certainlayers of the body 8 as indicated at 12.The covering cloth l3 passes'overthe edge 14 and istucked in T i at .15.It will beunderstood that the cover ing's lO-and 13 are cemented orheldin place 3 by any desired adhesive. The. notch 9: in 3 eachofthesections isthesame size so that the extension ll'of'on'e. section.may overlap extension 11 ofthe next section whereby. a

smooth upper surface will shown in Figure 1.. r .1 The-disengageablefastener' i is simplya stud and socket secured in any de'sired. way tothe respective sections; This fastening member is engaged with thefastener memher 5. I The fastenermember 5 is a special structure andincludes a sliding stud '16 slidably mounted on "a plate 17- which maybebe presented as cemented or otherwisesecured to the body 8." Asillustrated in the drawing, the-stud 16-is cemented,fl-stapled,orrotherwise. connected with section 2while the opposite sec tioncarries a socket-similar :tothe socket l8 7 This socket maybe held inplace by a plate similar to plate 17 or by ametallic plate as'shown inF1gure8. The plate 19 021131168 prongs 20 and 21 which extend into thebody i andinay-be clinched if desired. The principal feature in thisform of the invention is the fact that one or the fastener elementsisjs'tationary and the other slidable. 'lhis compensates for a slightinequality in. length by reason-of the expansion or contraction or other"causes. 1

' instead of using the platel? as shown in Figure 3, a metal plate 22could be used, said. metal plate "being provided with prongs 23 and 24adapted to be forced into the body 8 andclinc hed if desired.

Ina similar way,;a furthermodified of plate 25 could be used, the samehaving prongs 26 and 27 similar to the other prongs in Figures 7 and 8.In the plate 25, a slot 28 is provided which is large enough to receivea stud carried by one of the sections, while the plate 25 would besecured to the other sections. Thisv would allow the stud to slide backand forth, but would hold the respective sections together and in line.

In forming the pad, the body 8 may be made of any number desired oflay'ers of" pasteboard, cardboard, asbestos or other ma terial, orpreferably material which is heatinsulating and also comparatwely cheap.A

on the previous layers and certain number of these layers are securedtogether by suitable staples 29 and then the top :and bottom layers 30.and 31 mounted cemented thereto. After this has been done, the covers 10and 13 are placed in position. 'lVherever possible the edges are forced.between certainof the layers of the body 8 as indicated at 32. Be-

bers willpermit forethe covers and Bare placed in position, strips 33and 3e are cemented in place, said strips being of any desired material,but preferably is a strong piece of cloth whereby they may act as hingesso that when the parts are folded as shown in Figure 5, these memtheparts for each section to fold. There are three folding parts in eachsection as shown in the drawing, but 'it will be evident that a largenumber or even a less number may be made without departing from thespirit ofthe invention. The pad has been shown as being square exceptfor j the corners, but it is evidentthat the pad is spaced from could bemade round or some other shape, and still. embody the features above setforth.

, In Figure 9, another form of fastening sections together, a snapfastener arranged adjacent the opposite end of said overlapped portions,said last mentioned snap fastener having one of the inter-engagingelements slidably secured to a section.

3. A table pad comprising a body divided into two sections, a air ofdisengageable fastening meansfor asteningeaid sections together, saidfastening means consisting of snap fasteners,

of the fastener,

a retaining plate for each part spectively to the different sections,one of said plates being provided with a slot so that the partof thefastener connected therewith may slide, Paral el t is secured.

said slot extending substantially f Y LEWIS 'I, KAHN.

said plates being secured rethe edge of the section to which it plate isshown wherein the stud 16 slides in a similar manner to the way itslides in Figure 3, but is applied to a metal plate 33 having dependingflanges 34 and 35 whereby it time spurs may be bent over to clamp theplate tightly in position. v V Iclaim: x

the bottom of a recess so that thestud may freely slide while at thesame 1. A padcomprising a body formed with a I I I plurality of.sections, each section being divided into aplurality of parts,st rips.ofcloth secured to adjacent parts for hingedly con necting said partstogether, a continuous covering member positioned to cover all of saidparts and said strips of cloth, each of said seci tions along theirabutting edges being notched and overlapped, and disengageable means forfastening said sections together one of said means being slidable. r i

'2. A table pad comprising a body with two sections provided withreduced extensions,

fixed and the other sjaidextensions overlapping, a-snap'fastenerarranged adjacent one end of said overlapping portions-for disengageablysecuring the

